Hamlet Scene ii

The Second scene starts out in King Claudius's Court and the conversation drifts to the fact that Hamlet still seems sad about his Father's death. Then Claudius has a monlouge where he tells the court that Death is tough but life is for the living and that " we should focus on Fortinbras."  It sounds like he's tryhing to distact Hamlet from King Hamlet's death, Interesting. But Hamlet just plays it off as though he's happy even though we learn in his soliloquy that he is pretty upset. So Then Hamlet talks to Horatio and learns that a ghost like figure with a striking resemblance is wandering the grounds at night. That's basically it.

Hamlet Scene i

Hamlet scene one starts out with Franscisco being releived of duty by the Nard Dog Bernardo. ( The Office ?) Anyway Franscisco leaves and Marcellus and Horatio arrive and pretty soon the three begin talking about a ghost that Bernardo and Marcellus have seen. Well believe it or not the Ghost shows up just like it has the previous few and Horatio realizes that it looks like the deaseacesed King Hamlet. They Try to talk to it and intimidate it but the Ghost pays no attention to them. Soon its morning and the scene ends.

Vocab #6

Abase- To behave in a way as to belittle someone.- The boss abased his employees on a daily basis.

Abdicate- To renounce one's throne.- The king Abdicated his throne.

Abomination- Things that cause disgust or hatred.- The abominable snowman, enough said.

Brusque- Abrupt in speech or manner.- The kid in the video today had a brusque stammer.

Sabotuer- A person who engages in sabotage.- The sabotuers took the plane hostage.

Debauchery- excessive indulgance in sensual pleasures.

proliferate- increase rapidly in numbers, multiply

Anachronism- Something in astory that didn't exist in that time period.- A Ferrari in Beowulf would be an example of anachronism

Nomenclature- The art of choosing names for something.

Expurgate- remove matter thought to be objetionable or unsuitable from something. It's like censoring something.

Bellicose- Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. Some people are just naturally peaceful, some are bellicose in nature.

gauche- lacking grace, awkward. That was a gauche fall.

rapacious- excessively greedy- Large companies are usually rapacious.

paradox- self contadictory- 

conundrum- a confusing, and difficult problem.

anomaly- difference in the pattern

ephermal- lasting a very short time

rancourous- bitterness or resentment

Churlish- rude in a mean spirited and surly way- Insubordinate and churlish.

preciptuous- action done without careful consideration.

Unphotographable

The Picture I didn't take

A couple friends and I decided to go down to the Gaviota Pier and do some Pier Fishing. We got up pretty early, at about 5:00, and started towards Gaviota. We stopped at the Doughnut shop near CVS in Orcutt just before we got on the Freeway.So we got Down there and it was really clear. In Santa Maria it was pretty foggy but not too cold. In Gaviota it was really clear and really cold, and I was only wearing a long sleeve shirt so I was freezing. Anyways we got down there about 5;55-ish and by 6:00 we were walking on the Pier. And just as we started to put our poles and tackle boxes down I looked over and saw the the sun rising. It was the most peaceful moment I have ever expeirienced. In an instant the horizon went from a light blue to a blazing orange, and I remember thinking about how soft the colors looked. It was beautiful.

We caught about 80 fish that day, just in case you were wondering.

 Multi Media Essay

I like the last line of the cooks tale," He married for countenance, and she whored herslf for substinence." this is a very direct characterization. I'm not really sure what trans media stuff I could use but like maybe that one hooker from Breaking Bad, like at the Very start, just a little ten second clip of her, thats all you'd need, and a Picture of something that is disingenousous. That's what'll i'll havre to look for.

Canterbury Tales Outline

My Essay for Canterbury Tales will probably consist of  an analysis of 2-3 stories to illustrate how how Chaucer emphasized the hypocrisy of Society through stories.

I'll probably use the Knight's tale to set up a Contrast between the next two stories.

Then I'll analyze the Miller's tale to contrast the Knoght's.

Then I'll make an insightful conclusion and wrap it up.

Green Eggs and Hamlet

A) What do I know about Hamlet?, the 'Melancholy Dane'

I really have no clue what Hamlet is about.

B) What do I know About Shakespeare?

I know he was born in Stratford on Avon or something like that and he was a Playwright in the 17th century. He is always highlighted for using the Iambic pentameter. I honestly think his stuff is pretty good, I mean I'm a Fan of Plays that turn into books ( i.e. Arthur Miller ) 

He wrote Romeo and Juliet and Julius Ceasaer.

C) Why do students Frown when they hear Shakespeare? 

I don't know, why's the sky blue? There's just some questions that don't have an answer.

D) What can we do to make this play an amazing expeirience youll never forget?

Well when we did Romeo and Juliet we made like 5 minute videos of it, I liked that I thought it was cool.

The Point of Canterbury Tales is...

Canterbury Tales is a comment on the hypocrisy of a society, much like Catcher in the Rye. Using the format of Stories Chaucer can be specific as to what he likes or dislikes about each certain minority of his society. 

Characterization #3

Brief Recap: My Character got called into the Dean's office but has no idea why.

The Dean's name is Carl Speckler, Mr. Speckler to you though. He's a middle aged man, probably an even 6 foot, and he wasn't invited to the office's Summer BBQ, oddly enough. Not because he's mean but because he's obnoxious. He's the kind of guy that's so in-your-face that it's a little too much. But nothing can get him down. In fact his over the top positive attitude was the reason he was hired. He is from humble beginings. He used to be a greenskeeper at a place called Bushwood and was notorious for being a stoner. But since then he has gooten his life together and now he's the Dean of Faber College. 

" You wanted to see me Mr,,," 

"Speckler, and yeah man I guess we need to talk about, uhh, an oppurtunity, yeah an oppurtunity."

"Okay, what's that." 

" Well we've had a bit of a snafu with the on campus housing situation, through some weird beaurcratic ruling 200 incoming freshman have lost out on housing." 

Speckler elaborates, " I think this will be good for you though. I mean you'll have to get a job to pay for an apartment, but you'll be ahead of everyone else man! I mean in terms of moving out, your way ahead of everyone else."

Speckler brimmed with joy while, the other looked indifferent, as though to say, 'this might as well happen.' But neither pissed of or happy about it, as though he could be content with being screwd over. 

Carl stood up, as though signaling the meeting was over, and put on a fake smile as he walked with him out of the office.